Daniel Light Piano Studio

Contact

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Located in the Highlands, near the
corner of Bardstown and
Taylorsville Roads.

2226 Weber Avenue
Louisville, KY 40205
dlight at daniel-light dot com

Studio Policies

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Lesson Format (Academic Year)
During the academic year, students will have weekly private lessons, 30 or 45 minutes in length, along with a keyboard/computer lab session. The academic year includes 32 private lessons.

Summer lessons are offered on a different schedule, and students are given the opportunity to sign up for those near the end of the school year.

Lab Assignments
Lab time is an extension of the piano lesson in which students will spend time either before or after the lesson, working with the computer or one of the digital pianos and sequencers to complete assignments given by the teacher. Lab assignments may take up to 15 minutes, but students are welcome to stay as long as 30 minutes if space is available.

Practice
All students are enrolled with the understanding that they are required to practice at least five days a week, following the written assignment provided by the teacher. The amount of attentive practice is directly proportional to the amount of progress a student makes.

Practice involves following directions, doing what you are told to do, not merely what you want to do. Playing is fun. Practice is not. It is a discipline. It is hard work. Students need a schedule that they are required to follow to get good value from practice. When practicing becomes controlled and regular, success will become the motivator, not fun.

"I don’t like to practice, never have." --Van Cliburn

Performance Classes
Students are invited to participate in three performance classes during the academic year. Offered on Saturdays, these classes give students the opportunity to perform for their peers in a safe environment. Classes meet at the times specified below. To find which performance class you are assigned to, check the trade list. Your class assignment is the number between your name and your phone number.

Class 1 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Early Levels
Class 2 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Intermediate Levels
Class 3 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Advancing Levels

Music & Materials
All students are charged a standard, nonrefundable materials fee of $40.00 to cover music expenses for a year of piano lessons. Music expenses in excess of $40.00 will be applied to the student’s account. Students will need a sturdy three-ring binder to organize and maintain their music materials throughout the year. Please see that your child brings the binder to every lesson.

Attendance Policy
Missed lessons are a loss to the student’s progress. If your child cannot attend his or her lesson, please try to trade times with another student and inform me of the change. Parents will be provided with a list of students and their phone numbers. It is your responsibility to find someone to trade lessons times.

There will be no makeups for lessons missed by the student, and no refunds are given for missed lessons. The academic year is scheduled so that students will be offered 32 lessons. If a student is offered fewer than 32 lessons during the academic year because of the teacher’s absence, those missed lessons will be either made up or refunded.

Family Support
Remember that the music student needs family support and encouragement. Do not be surprised if your children do not go joyfully to the day’s practice session, especially after the initial enthusiasm and novelty wear off. Learning to play a musical instrument is hard work. The results are gratifying, but disciplined effort must come first. Here are some ways the family can be supportive:

• Getting your child to lessons on time with the proper materials is the first step to success.
• Regular practice time is important. Establish a time that is agreeable to the family, then stick to this time with few exceptions.
• Read your child’s assignment sheet shortly after the lesson. If an assignment is unclear, please feel free to contact me for clarification.
• Insist that your child keep a record of practice time using the form on the assignment sheet. Students should never come to a lesson without having filled out this form.
• Expressing enthusiasm for your child’s accomplishments provides strong incentive for him or her to continue making progress.

Parent Communication
Parents, your observations, feedback and input are enormously helpful to me as I work with your children. If you seen waning interest, please let me know. Likewise, if something we’re doing seems to be working exceptionally well, it’s helpful for me to know that too. Your phone calls, emails, visits and notes are always welcome!

Parent Conferences will be held at the last lesson of the school year. We will use this time to discuss and assess progress, needs, and goals for the following term. The conferences will take place during the student’s lesson time. Both the student and a parent should attend the conference.

Snow Days
Lessons will be scheduled on snow days unless you are otherwise notified.

Performance Opportunities
• Saturday Performance Classes
• Elementary Keyboard Workshops (October)
• Fall Solo Recitals (November)
• Duet Recitals (February)
• Guild Auditions (May)
• KMTA Keyboard Festival (May)
• Spring Solo Recitals (May)

Summer Lessons
Eight weeks of lessons will be offered in the summer, and students may sign up for as many or as few summer lessons as they would like.

Students who wish to continue lessons in the fall term must take a minimum of four summer lessons or pay the fee for four lessons if unable to take any summer lessons but want to hold a spot.

Students who take four or more summer lessons are given first priority for fall lesson times.

Tuition

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2011-2012 Academic Year Tuition

Tuition for the academic year (32 lessons) is
$900 for 30-minute lessons, $1350 for 45-minute lessons.

Tuition may be paid in five installments. Payment schedule is listed below.

30-minute lessons: $180.00/payment
45-minute lessons: $270.00/payment

1st payment: August 1, 2011
2nd payment: October 1, 2011
3rd payment: December 1, 2011
4th payment: February 1, 2012
5th payment: April 1, 2012

You may save 10% on tuition if you choose to pay for the entire academic year by August 10, 2011. (The payment must reach me by August 10.) After that date, you may still opt to pay for the entire academic year, but the discount will not be available.

$810.00 for 30-minute lessons (instead of $900.00)
$1215.00 for 45-minute lessons (instead of $1350.00)

A late fee of $10.00 will be charged if tuition is more than two weeks past due. A $35.00 fee will be charged for checks returned for insufficient funds.

Tuition payments may be brought to the lesson, mailed to Daniel Light, 2226 Weber Ave, Louisville, Kentucky, 40205, or made online via Dwolla or Paypal.

Studio Calendar

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Studio Calendar

Studio Calendar in a printer-friendly format.

Clicking on the events in the calendar below will often give you more details, such as the name and address of recital venues. (This detailed info is also on the printable calendar linked above.)

Click to subscribe to this Google Calendar.

Trade List

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Click here for printer-friendly version.

Summer Piano

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Summer, 2011

As always, summer piano lessons are scheduled via a sign-up sheet in order to accommodate vacations and varied summer schedules. School-age students who wish to continue lessons in the fall term must take a minimum of four summer lessons or pay the fee ($180.00 per student) for four lessons if unable to take any summer lessons but want to hold a spot. If you're going to be gone for much of the summer, let's do something creative in a span of four days while you are here. Talk to me about it.

All summer lessons are 45 minutes in length and will be scheduled on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays starting June 13 and ending August 4.

Students will need to sign up for summer lesson times using the schedule linked below. Of course, you are also welcome to call or e-mail me with the lesson times you would like. Sign-ups will be first-come first-served, so check your calendar and get the lesson times of your choice.

View and edit the Summer Schedule.

Summer tuition, due by June 1, is as follows:

4 Lessons: $180 per student
5 Lessons: $220 per student
6 Lessons: $265 per student
7 Lessons: $300 per student
8 Lessons: $340 per student

Annual Materials Fee (also due June 1): $40